6:41 PM ET Jim Miller‘s goal of competing at UFC 300 is undeterred despite an alarming injury. Miller, a lightweight veteran who has the most wins (24) and fights (41) in UFC history, announced Thursday on Instagram that he suffered a traumatic cataract in his right eye in his fight last weekend with Alexander Hernandez,
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5:30 PM ET Graham Potter left Brighton to replace Thomas Tuchel as Chelsea manager last September. Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images Graham Potter has revealed both he and his family have received death threats from Chelsea supporters frustrated at the team’s disappointing form. The Blues have won just two of their last 14 matches across
4:50 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ron Hextall grew accustomed to being booed long ago during his lengthy playing career. He’s not going to let growing frustration from Pittsburgh’s fan base sway him from how he goes about doing his job. Chants of “Fire Hextall” erupted several times inside PPG
2:14 PM ET Associated Press DOHA, Qatar — Andy Murray saved five match points to beat Jiri Lehecka 6-0, 3-6, 7-6 (6) on Friday and advance to the final of the Qatar Open. The 35-year-old Murray reached his first ATP Tour final since June and will face former No. 1 Daniil Medvedev. “He’s a legend,”
5:03 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The fight between Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia is now finalized. Davis and Garcia announced on social media that they’ll meet April 22 in Las Vegas. Finalizing the broadcast agreement between Showtime and DAZN was all that was left, as ESPN reported last week, and that’s now been done. The
7:00 AM ET WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — On the opening day of spring training, manager Dusty Baker and his staff gathered their team before the first full squad practice. It was the first time the Houston Astros were back on the field together since celebrating their World Series victory in November, and there were
NZ vs ENG, 2nd Test Day 2, Live: England on top vs NZ© AFP NZ vs ENG, 2nd Test Day 2, Live Updates: England will begin Day 2 of the 2nd Test against New Zealand at 315/3 with Harry Brook (184*) and Joe Root (101*) standing unbeaten at the crease. Red-hot Harry Brook made a
8:00 AM ET Two levels of heat surround college football assistant coaches: The bad kind, for those facing pressure to keep their jobs; and the good kind, for those improving their chances of becoming head coaches. Every college football season produces a new group of hot assistants, who find themselves on the radar of athletic
11:58 AM ET Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek stayed undefeated against Coco Gauff, beating the American teenager 6-4, 6-2 to reach the final at the Dubai Championships on Friday. The three-time Grand Slam champion improved to 6-0 against the 18-year-old Gauff, and each victory has been in straight sets. The
9:25 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN OSCAR DE LA HOYA walked into Jake Paul’s locker room ahead of Paul’s third professional bout, a matchup with former UFC fighter Ben Askren in Atlanta in April 2021. The Hall of Famer, who starred on the biggest stage in boxing as the face of the fight game throughout the
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The NHL trade deadline for the 2022-23 season is March 3 at 3 p.m. ET. While the final day is always a furious onslaught of trades, there have already been some major deals, including Bo Horvat to the New York Islanders, Vladimir Tarasenko to the New York Rangers and Ryan
7:10 AM ET ESPN staff The trade deadline for the 2022-23 NHL is 3 p.m. ET on March 3. Some stars have already been traded — including two 2023 All-Stars — with some impactful players remaining on the list of those potentially being moved. After discussions with folks inside the game, reporters Ryan S. Clark,
7:00 AM ET Jordan ReidESPN It’s a big week for HBCU prospects who could get picked in the 2023 NFL draft. On Monday, 47 players took part in the second annual HBCU combine, where scouts and evaluators from all 32 NFL teams watched workouts at the New Orleans Saints‘ practice facility. The Black College Football
8:00 AM ET IT WAS ALMOST a year ago that author Alan Shipnuck published Phil Mickelson’s controversial comments about the PGA Tour and the Saudi Arabian monarchy’s history of human rights abuses and alleged involvement in the death of Washington Post reporter Jamal Khashoggi. Mickelson, who was allegedly recruiting players to LIV Golf, told Shipnuck
George Russell says he does not expect Mercedes to be competing for victory at the start of the Formula 1 season in Bahrain next week. Russell said he believed Red Bull were the team to beat on the evidence of the first two days of pre-season testing. He said: “We definitely believe eventually we will
8:00 AM ET Over the course of the 1970s and 1980s, the NCAA’s biggest schools spent years wrangling and arguing, primarily over television revenue, how much of it the more football-obsessed schools could make, and whether said schools could break apart from the riff-raff to some degree. Time is a flat circle in that regard.
ENG-W vs SA-W, Women’s T20 World Cup, Live: England eye final spot© AFP England vs South Africa, Women’s T20 World Cup, Semi-Final Live Updates:England have lost two wickets in the chase of 165 runs against England. South Africa posted 164 for 4 against England in the semifinal of the women’s T20 World Cup at Newlands
5:28 AM ET Sid LoweSpain writer Could Saturday be Diego Simeone’s last Madrid derby as Atletico manager? Berengui/DeFodi Images via Getty Images Once more into the fray? Saturday night will be the 39th time manager Diego Simeone has led Atletico Madrid into a derby against Real Madrid — the 40th if you include the day they